Month: June 2009

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  Windows Live Messenger Team blogs the 10th anniversary of Windows Live Messenger –> July 22, 2009 The Countdown to the Windows Live Messenger 10th Anniversary begins Windows Live Messenger blog My wish:  Happy Advanced Anniversary! My wishlist:  Please release a standalone installer of Windows Live Messenger without the need for people to get it one by one: http://messengergeek.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E3785B1281BBDA1!1723.entry (Thanks to Microsoft MVP Jonathan Kay for the nice work!)

Finally, as a way of saying thank you to our loyal Windows customers, we are excited to introduce a special time limited offer! We will offer people in select markets the opportunity to pre-order Windows 7 at a more than 50% discount. In the US, this will mean you can pre-order Windows 7 Home Premium for USD $49.99 or Windows 7 Professional for USD $99.99. You can take advantage of this special offer online via select retail partners such as Best Buy or Amazon, or the online Microsoft Store (in participating markets). This program begins tomorrow in the U.S., Canada … Continue reading Pre-order Windows 7: 50% discount

Many people are not happy to receive a new PC with many crapplications.  What they do is they reformat the new hard-drive to fresh install the system or they will use PC Decrapifier to remove the crapplications. Many of us are not happy to see installers of software that have add-ons.  Those add-ons are either third party or from the same vendor that is not always needed to run or operate the program that you want to install.  See the growing number of software with add-ons at Calendar of Updates. Today, I decided to check for updates for Windows (I … Continue reading Software add-in with add-on

The beta version of Microsoft ‘s security  software is a hit. The software giant announced Wednesday on its Web site that it had reached the U.S. limit on downloads for Microsoft Security Essentials — which was only made available Tuesday. The general release of the free software is expected this fall. "Alert!" said a posting on the Web page for the security software. "Thank you for your interest in joining the Microsoft Security Essentials Beta. We are not accepting additional participants at this time. Please check back at a later date for possible additional availability." Limit Reached Within 24 Hours … Continue reading Microsoft Security Beta ‘Sells Out’ Within 24 Hours

It’s a dangerous combination: 140,000 followers and a Twitter account that generates its Tweets from other pages via auto feeds. Unknown attackers have exploited the Twitter account of venture capitalist and former Apple evangelist Guy Kawasaki to spread links to malware. The link in a Tweet allegedly lead to sex videos involving American actress and singer-songwriter Leighton Meester: "Leighton Meester sex tape video free download!" http://www.h-online.com/security/A-dangerous-mix-Twitter-auto-feeds-combined-with-140-000-followers–/news/113617 Leighton Meester sex tape lure spreads Mac and Windows malware to Twitter users http://www.sophos.com/blogs/gc/g/2009/06/24/leighton

  Microsoft Corp. today announced the start of the Windows 7 Upgrade Option program enabling consumers and small businesses to receive Windows 7 when they purchase a qualifying Windows Vista personal computer starting June 26, 2009. Under the program, designated PCs pre-installed with premium versions of Windows Vista will qualify for licenses of the equivalent Windows 7 product. For more details on Windows 7 pricing and offers please see the company’s announcement at www.windowsteamblog.com http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-25-2009/0005050378&EDATE= http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2009/jun09/06-25Windows7UpgradeOptionPR.mspx http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/06/25/announcing-the-windows-7-upgrade-option-program-amp-windows-7-pricing-bring-on-ga.aspx Check out the New Windows 7 Packaging

  Microsoft Corp. today announced Microsoft Hohm, a new online application that enables consumers to better understand their energy usage, get recommendations and start saving money. Microsoft Hohm uses advanced analytics licensed from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the U.S. Department of Energy to provide consumers with personalized energy-saving recommendations. Microsoft Hohm is an easy-to-use tool that helps consumers lower their energy bill and reduce their impact on the environment. The beta application is available at no cost to anyone in the United States with an Internet connection and can be accessed directly by visiting http://www.microsoft-hohm.com http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2009/jun09/06-24EnergyUsagePR.mspx

The new version 2010 products incorporate the advantages of advanced Host-based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) technology in the Application Control module that assigns a security rating to previously unknown malware; unique Sandbox technology embodying virtualization technologies and providing a dedicated secure runtime environment; and the innovative Kaspersky Security Network that uses information from millions of users to dramatically reduce response times to new threats and replenish reputation databases with the most up-to-date information about clean and infected files. The version 2009 products that were released last summer for personal use have won recognition from tens of millions of users all … Continue reading Kaspersky released 2010 editions of KAV and KIS

BING-VS-GOOGLE.COM (that’s http://www.bing-vs-google.com/) Search or compare the search results using two engines – the popular one vs the new decision ‘search’ engine. Thanks to Tom Kelchner @ Sunbelt Blog